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Hurricane Matthew: What You Need to Know

Elementum

Today, the Category-3 is headed for Jacksonville, Georgia, South and North Carolina. Orlando and Jacksonville airports are closed; Miami is open but hundreds of flights have been cancelled. Incorporate time of lane in to impacted ports. Just because a storm diminishes, that doesn't mean everything goes back to normal.

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The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Transportation Sourcing Solution

Talking Logistics

If you are buying widgets, there are many ways to make your purchase, from going to a retail location, ordering online or using a standard procurement software tool that allows you to order lots of widgets and receive them over a specified period of time. Less time on tactical work = more resources to devote to strategy and execution.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Matt McKinney, CEO and Co-founder of Loop indicated in the announcement: “ As geopolitics radically reshapes the global supply chain and consumers bear the brunt of inflation, legacy financial infrastructure is driving up costs at a critical time for the economy. Google is noted as a $400 million investor in the start-up.

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Baseball and Logistics: The Top Four “Rules of the Diamond”

Talking Logistics

And just as it is important to have a strategy for your batting lineup, you must have a clear strategy for what mode and which providers you need to handle your shipments. And just as it is important to have a strategy for your batting lineup, you must have a clear strategy for what mode and which providers you need to handle your shipments.

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JAXPORT Deepening Means Boost for CargoBarn

CargoBarn

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., 25, 2022 – The Jacksonville office of CargoBarn , a technology-driven freight brokerage, is expecting more business thanks to the Jacksonville Port Authority’s recently completed harbor deepening. Ocean freight and container shipping are big markets for us, especially in Jacksonville. About CargoBarn.

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My Summer at BR Williams

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

In the fall of 2021, I took the chance to attend a networking/Q&A event hosted by my school, Jacksonville State University, and meet new peers in the business program and local business leaders. In the past year or so, the new terms seem to have been “ supply chain ” and “ logistics.”

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Supply chain professionals often cite peer-to-peer learning and networking as the most valuable investment of time and money. Does the event promote peer-to-peer learning and networking or will I spend most of my time sitting through numerous PowerPoint presentations? Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S.,